Joshua Gee (1667–1730) was a British merchant, publicist and writer in economics who mainly focused on trade.
Gee is best known for his book called The Trade and Navigation of Great Britain Consider'd which was first published in London, 1729, and had 20 editions worldwide.
[6] By 1723 Gee and his partners owned or controlled more than 12,000 acres of land in North America containing iron ore deposits.
[7] In 1708, Gee and eight other men gave William Penn a mortgage on his Colony of Pennsylvania estate in order to raise money to pay debts.
[12] The British Merchant was a journal created by Charles King to oppose the efforts of Viscount Bolingbroke to establish commercial treaty and free trade, between England and France.
[13] Gee is believed to be a contributor to the twice-weekly issues of the journal from 1713-1714, where he postulated a mercantile system that emphasized the necessity of government directing and encouraging England's commerce.
[18] Historians say that the main reason behind the book's popularity was Gee's honesty explaining the policies which were actually carried out by the English.